After the public death of the omnibus spending bill and a retreat on opposition to tax cuts, why in the world won’t the Democrats running the U. S. Senate simply go home for the holidays? It’s obvious that a majority of Americans are just plain tired of them, and want to move on. Yet, here we are on the precipice of another bitter policy fight as Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) readys two more contentious bills for floor votes.

The DREAM Act promises to give backdoor amnesty to tens of thousands of illegal immigrants in exchange for getting a college degree. The other bill would repeal the military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy regarding homosexual service members.

Really? With nearly double-digit unemployment and a trillion dollar budget deficit, these are the kinds of evergreen, polarizing issues the Senate needs to pass judgment on before it takes a three week vacation?

Forget the shenanigans. The Senate should extend the continuing resolution to fund the government and get out of town. We could all use a break.